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1. Alabama

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Requires proof of immunization or religious exemption from immunization.
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • State Mandated Subjects: 6-17
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • Teacher Qualifications: No, unless using a private tutor.

2. Alaska

  • Assessment requirements: No, unless homeschooling as a religious private school
  • Immunization requirements: No, unless homeschooling as a religious private school
  • Notification required: No, unless homeschooling as a religious private school
  • Options for Homeschooling: Four
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No, unless using a private tutor.

3. Arizona

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

4. Arkansas

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 5-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

5. California

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No, unless using a private tutor

6. Colorado

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No, unless homeschooling with a certified teacher.

7. Connecticut

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No, but recommended
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 5-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

8. Delaware

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 5-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

9. Florida

  • Assessment requirements: No, unless homeschooling under the state homeschool statute.
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No, unless homeschooling under the state homeschool statute.
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: None for parents

10. Georgia

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

11. Hawaii

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No, but the chosen curriculum needs to comply with the statute
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

12. Idaho

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

13. Illinois

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

14. Indiana

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

15. Iowa

  • Assessment requirements: No, unless homeschooling with a yearly assessment
  • Immunization requirements: No, unless providing Independent Private Instruction (IPI) or Private Instruction
  • Notification required: Yes, but it’s not required
  • Options for Homeschooling: Five
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No, unless receiving homeschooling by IPI
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

16. Kansas

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: First year only
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

17. Kentucky

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

18. Louisiana

  • Assessment requirements: Yes for homeschooling as a home study program
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 7-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

20. Maryland

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Four
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

19. Maine

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17 (There are exceptions.)
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes, if registering as private school.

21. Massachusetts

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

22. Michigan

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Only if homeschooling as a nonpublic school
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Only if homeschooling as a nonpublic school

23. Minnesota

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

24. Mississippi

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

25. Missouri

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

26. Montana

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

27. Nebraska

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

28. Nevada

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

29. New Hampshire

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

30. New Jersey

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

31. New Mexico

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

32. New York

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16/17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

33. North Carolina

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

34. North Dakota

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

35. Ohio

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

36. Oklahoma

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

37. Oregon

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

38. Pennsylvania

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Four
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

39. Rhode Island

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

40. South Carolina

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 5-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

41. South Dakota

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

42. Tennessee

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Three
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

43. Texas

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: No
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

44. Utah

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

45. Vermont

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

46. Virginia

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: Yes
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Four
  • School Required for Ages: 5-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: No
  • Teacher Qualifications: No

47. Washington

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 8-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

48. West Virginia

  • Assessment requirements: Yes
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 6-17
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: Yes

49. Wisconsin

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: One
  • School Required for Ages: 6-18
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teachers Qualifications: No

50. Wyoming

  • Assessment requirements: No
  • Immunization requirements: No
  • Notification required: Yes
  • Options for Homeschooling: Two
  • School Required for Ages: 7-16
  • State Mandated Subjects: Yes
  • Teacher Qualifications: No
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